Dec 3 (Reuters) - Automakers reported a 15 percent U.S.

sales increase in November from a year earlier with a seasonally

adjusted annualized rate of sales reaching 15.54 million

vehicles.

The annualized rate is followed by economists and calculated

using seasonal factors supplied by the U.S. Commerce Department

that account for sales from vehicles produced in North America

or overseas.

INDUSTRY TOTALS

Nov-12 Nov-11 PCT CHNG

Total industry 1,143,505 994,721 15.0

Total car 564,714 463,420 21.9

Total truck 578,791 531,301 8.9

Domestic car 382,337 297,878 28.4

Domestic truck 498,439 461,425 8.0

Import car 182,377 165,542 10.2

Import truck 80,352 69,876 15.0

YR-TO-DATE PRV YEAR PCT CHG

Total industry 13,135,576 11,534,206 13.9

Total car 6,765,889 5,678,916 19.1

Total truck 6,369,687 5,855,290 8.8

Domestic car 4,647,550 3,847,223 20.8

Domestic truck 5,515,546 5,059,139 9.0

Import car 2,118,339 1,831,693 15.6

Import truck 854,141 796,151 7.3

U.S. seasonally adjusted annualized sales (millions)

Nov-12 Nov-11

Domestic car 5.55 4.33

Domestic truck 6.49 6.05

Import car 2.49 2.28

Import truck 1.00 0.89

Total 15.54 13.55

SOURCE: Autodata Corp and Reuters calculations

(Compiled by Sagarika Jaisinghani and Bijoy Koyitty in

Bangalore)

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